For a cake with a kick, just add Jim Beam® Bourbon. Visiting and touring this iconic distillery – either the American Stillhouse in Clermont or Urban Stillhouse in Louisville – is a classic Kentucky experience. Bring home a bottle and whip up this delicious dessert to remember your trip by.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Jim Beam® Bourbon
• 1 pound confectioner's sugar
• 1 pound chopped pecans
• 1 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 pound butter
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 cups flour
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 8 ounces chopped dates
• 8 ounces raisins

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Beat until smooth. Add flour, soda, baking powder and nutmeg alternately with Jim Beam® Bourbon and molasses. Mix in raisins, dates and pecans. Bake at 275 degrees for one hour in 10-inch tube pan. 

Recipe source:
Howard Cissell, Jim Beam® Employee